by Judy Furniss

Created on: January 04, 2010   Last Updated: January 07, 2010

By divine appointment

All are predestined to exist

Each given a specific window of time.

One life, one opportunity

To play ambiguous games

Struggle through ongoing battles

Fulfill duties of mankind.

Three essential cycles

-Youth-

Free from care

To learn, grow, and explore.

Where time stands still.

A place the soul accepts what life offers.

-Maturity-

A time to glean from the generation before,

Then produce offspring to carry on

At the point we cease to exist.

-Time accelerates—

Hence, prime is left behind.

Suddenly faced with more history than future.

-Aged-

Time slows

Soul’s energy wanes

Contemplation sets in …

Will the being who existed

In this space and time

Be worthy of heritage,

Or – like others,

Eventually be forgotten?

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